been into a hifi shop to audition. BTW, I brought my wife to listen as well as she has a good taste on music as well. I loved how she appreciate the texture and envolvement of a song.
We tried an entry-level NAD cdp, an NMT and a combination of NMT + external DAC. The NMT standalone is quite the poorest of the three. SQ is much better with an external DAC. The ambiance is present with good soundstage. Layering is good and quite frankly, all the technical details your looking into is well presented. However, we choose the standalone cdp. It just add a better feel on the music. We cranked up the volume and the music is very envolving. Much more musical to our taste than using NMT. Again, these are our personal opinion.
Thanks
Paeng